North Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-Ju: √ɳǂona

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to tell, recount

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǂòànà "to tell; (?) to do nearer, do towards"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǂwana

References : Dickens 246; Snyman 62.

RefLex number: 1091

Proto-Ju: √ɳǂu

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: black

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǂù (n5 -si) "black; blackness"

References : Dickens 1994: 247.

RefLex number: 1105

Proto-Ju: √ɳǂuʔi

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: knee-cap, patella

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǂùʔí-!ʼúá (n5 -si)

References : Dickens 247.

RefLex number: 1114

Proto-Ju: √ɳǂũʔũ

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: worm

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǂùʔṹ (n2) // ɳǂũ̀ʔṹ-mʰ (n4) "spaghetti (cooked)"

References : Dickens 246.

RefLex number: 1115

Proto-Ju: √ɳǂũʔũ

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: to behave like, act like, pretend to be

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǂũ̏ʔũ̀

References : Dickens 247.

RefLex number: 1116

Proto-Ju: √ɳǂũʔũ

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: medicine, healing, magic

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǂũ̏ʔũ̀ (n5) // ɳǂũ̏ʔũ̀-xʼàò (n1 -si) "healer, medicine-man"; ɳǂũ̏ʔũ̀-čʼùà (n5 -si) "clinic, hospital"; ɳǂũ̏ʔũ̀-!xùrì-à (n2 -si) "nurse"

References : Dickens 247.

RefLex number: 1117

Proto-Ju: √ɳǂuʔuni

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: to trip someone

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǂùʔùní

References : Dickens 247.

RefLex number: 1118

Proto-Ju: √ɳǂua

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: waist, half the height (of something)

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǂȕà-tá-ɳ!áŋ (n5 -si)

References : Dickens 1994: 247.

RefLex number: 1106

Proto-Ju: √ɳǂubiʰ

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: to cling to someone (from fear)

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǂȕbȉʰ

References : Dickens 1994: 247.

RefLex number: 1108

Proto-Ju: √ɳǂũĩ

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: to deny, disagree

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǂṹĩ́ // (n5) "argument, quarrel, disagreement"; ɳǂũ̀ĩ́-kú "to deny, disagree"; ɳǂúíã́ kʰòè "to argue with each other"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǂwĩ

References : Dickens 247; Snyman 32.

RefLex number: 1110

Proto-Ju: √ɳǂũĩ

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: male vulture

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǂũ̀ĩ́ (n2)

References : Dickens 1994: 247.

RefLex number: 1111

Proto-Ju: √ɳǀa

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: to walk (of many people together) (pl. subj.)

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀá

References : Dickens 1994: 237.

RefLex number: 925

Proto-Ju: √ɳǀa

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: you see, now; yes

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀá

References : Dickens 237.

RefLex number: 926

Proto-Ju: √ɳǀã

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: numbness, pins and needles

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀã̀-ɡǀxã̀ (n3 -si)

References : Dickens 1994: 238.

RefLex number: 946

Proto-Ju: √ɳǀaʔŋ

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: only, alone (with plural nouns)

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀáʔŋá-kʰòè

References : Dickens 1994: 239.

RefLex number: 967

Proto-Ju: √ɳǀaba

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: better (n.)

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀàbà (n5)

References : Dickens 1994: 237.

RefLex number: 928

Proto-Ju: √ɳǀabaʰ

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: to menstruate; (?)

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀȁbàʰ

References : Dickens 237.

RefLex number: 930

Proto-Ju: √ɳǀabu

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: to sweep

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀàbú ~ ɳǀáú // ɳǀàbú-ǀǀʼàìà (n5 -si) "broom"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǀebu ~ ɳǀeu

References : Dickens 237, 239; Snyman 36, 62.

RefLex number: 931

Proto-Ju: √ɳǀae

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to measure, take note of the direction and distance of a place; compare

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀàè // (n5 -si) "space (between two things), a measure, line (on ruled paper)"

References : Dickens 237.

RefLex number: 932

Proto-Ju: √ɳǀaeˤ

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to stop from fighting, intervene to prevent a fight

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǀàèˤ

References : Dickens 239.

RefLex number: 949